Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the most
The Prize
"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."
Alfred Nobel
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Extract from Nobel's testament
Ellen Quesseleit 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)
